mittarille

Mittarille is the illative form of the Finnish noun mittari, a device used for measuring. In Finnish, the illative case indicates direction toward or destination and is typically marked by the suffix -lle. Consequently, mittarille translates roughly as “to the gauge” or “to the meter” and is used when describing movement, placement, or reference that involves a measuring instrument. The form is common in technical, instructional, and everyday language when the instrument itself is the focal point of an action.

From a morphological perspective, mittari derives from mittaa, meaning “to measure,” with the agentive suffix -ari, and the illative suffix -lle yields mittarille. This is a standard pattern in Finnish for creating a destination form from a noun. The word is inflected as mittarille in the illative singular.

Usage is frequent in engineering, laboratories, construction, and instruction manuals, where it indicates that an action is directed toward the instrument. Verbs of movement or placement such as vie (take), aseta (place), or ohjaa (guide) may govern the construction, depending on the sentence’s meaning. In documentation, mittarille can designate the target instrument for calibration, measurement, or alignment.

See also: Finnish grammar, Illative case, Mittari.